Ash of Gods: Redemption

Beneath this shiny surface, it's a mess.

If you're going to clone a unique, yet flawed game like The Banner Saga, it's crucial that you significantly improve the experience in some way. Ash of Gods: Redemption doesn't, replicating its inspiration's problems, but not its singular vision. Ironically, folks who have never played The Banner Saga will get the most out of this glorified fangame – those who have will likely find Ash of Gods a gray, lifeless imitation.

Ash of Gods swings back and forth between being immensely enjoyable and feeling like it could be doing things so much better — and it knows it.

For all the negatives that I’ve noted, and the all too familiar plot and game style, I enjoyed myself. The artistry is fantastic, and the world that is created is both beautiful and daunting in equal measure. The audio is fantastic, mostly and will transport you to the fantasy setting with ease. The dialogue is badly translated in places and leads to some odd moments that are devoid of emotion or sense. Is this worth adding to your library? I think so. Not a classic by any stretch, but it does enough to warrant being part of your library if you are a fan of the RPG genre. If you want a copy, it can be purchased here! Can you survive the Reaping? Plan your every move and hope for luck in this world that the gods have forgotten.

Ash of Gods: Redemption's visual flair and varied narrative choices aren't enough to keep a keep its tedious battle system and baffling writing afloat.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a game to take into consideration within its genre, and it has tried to be ambitious in its presentation, history, and staging, although perhaps for this reason it has neglected some factors such as greater playable balance, controls more intuitive, and in our particular case, a better translation. Anyway, any fan of the genre, and especially if you have already enjoyed The Banner Saga, which our game takes a lot from, we have to give it a try.

Strictly recommended for dedicated fans of The Banner Saga who need a fresh fix of that unique game style. Newcomers would be far better served picking up The Banner trilogy, instead.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a hodgepodge of a lot of interesting ideas that could've been weaved together, but weren't.

Ash of Gods Redemption is a decent game for fans of strategy turn based games, but it also feels like a wasted opportunity.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a mix of visual novel and turn based strategy. It excels in the case of former, but is severely lacking in the case of latter, providing us with great visuals and vast dialog (not voiced), but easy and unremarkable grid based fighting.